tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post4462387934625960016..comments2024-03-28T06:13:46.092-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: The Limits of HopeDena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-88607136150226276722010-11-22T23:36:20.628-06:002010-11-22T23:36:20.628-06:00Believe it or not, but it's the praise I get f...Believe it or not, but it's the praise I get from those I've allowed to read my manuscript that upsets me the most. (no family members were included. Therefore, no family members were harmed) The ones who read my manuscript can't believe that it WON'T get published, and by praising me, believe they are giving me hope. What it ends up doing to my psyche is on the level of "Yeah. Sure. Now where's an agent that believes as you do."<br /><br />Yes. I'm finding ways to get depressed that have long evaded the most cynical, clinically depressed people of the century!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-22740231450546463972010-11-19T08:16:55.681-06:002010-11-19T08:16:55.681-06:00Oh gosh, I'm not even close to being agent wor...Oh gosh, I'm not even close to being agent worthy. The thought of publishing a novel (though it's what I want) seems so remote, I can't even envision it. <br /><br />Somehow I keep going--I think that's the hope part. Intangible and undefinable, but totally there. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-5540590614693539702010-11-19T00:36:10.487-06:002010-11-19T00:36:10.487-06:00The hope of publication kept me going, too. I do w...The hope of publication kept me going, too. I do write for myself, but it was the dream of seeing my work in print that pushed me through revision after revision. But, it's not for everyone. What I've learned so far is that writing has to make me happy on a personal level first. It's only way to handle all the rejection and disappointment that comes later.<br /><br />Great post!Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-84170802025238814852010-11-18T19:13:23.915-06:002010-11-18T19:13:23.915-06:00Almost all of my original crit partners have given...Almost all of my original crit partners have given up on writing. It breaks my heart, because several of them were very talented and almost certainly would be published by now had they kept at it. <br /><br />It does come down to how much you want it I think, and how ready you are to go to the mat. Certainly too, you have to be able to take the bad with the good. Not everyone is willing to sacrifice what it takes to be published, and that is no slight on them. This is a tough business, and happiness should always come first.<br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MUseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-39718946767755013442010-11-18T15:58:52.601-06:002010-11-18T15:58:52.601-06:00Bravo, Kelly! Gone are the days when an agent spo...Bravo, Kelly! Gone are the days when an agent spotted talent an editor could develop. Too bad! E-books are here to stay, with lots of great talent that can feel a sense of nourishing achievement.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-43269378903608262992010-11-18T12:20:13.905-06:002010-11-18T12:20:13.905-06:00Thank you for this very real post. No answers he...Thank you for this very real post. No answers here. I'm still working on it, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380826220166366026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-40681972540916836402010-11-18T11:46:04.103-06:002010-11-18T11:46:04.103-06:00Well said, Kelly. I just wrote a blog post linking...Well said, Kelly. I just wrote a blog post linking to Larry Brooks' article on what NO really means in this industry. <br /><br />Everybody talks about the long journey--and we all know it's worth it--but it's hard to know how to feel along the way.<br /><br />Guarded hope seems to be the answer for most. Optimism tempered with a long-road perspective.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.com